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Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
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Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#92What does making it a public holiday mean? I assume federal government offices will be shut on that day. What about state offices? Banks, other services? Private companies?
Mattress sales
Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think any of your reasoning makes sense here. It's weirdly aggressive and is sort of a think of the children, but with poor people. But your conclusion feels like the right call. A weird 180 imo.
They have a point though, every single US holiday is hell on low paid retail workers except for the few select stores that close on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why would Voting day be any different? "Election Sale, come in and vote for savings today only!" "We're open late, stop by after you cast your ballot for saaaaavings!"
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Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
They have a point though, every single US holiday is hell on low paid retail workers except for the few select stores that close on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why would Voting day be any different? "Election Sale, come in and vote for savings today only!" "We're open late, stop by after you cast your ballot for saaaaavings!"
there are like 10 federal holidays. most of them are not door-buster sales. what's leading you to believe election day would definitely be one?
Those other federal holidays are not in November?
Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have I claimed that I speak for all Black people?
I mean, you seem to have confidently written "Black people don't need Juneteenth holidays" which I'm sure many Black individuals would disagree with. This is made more ironic when in the line above you criticize white people for dictating what Black people need.
The emphasis here is on need, not that's a nice gesture
Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#96This is a good symbolic gesture, but making election day a federal holiday equivalent in standing with Christmas would have real and positive impact. But the latter never draws the votes in congress, so that should tell us how meaningless this vote truly was.
Service workers still have to work on national holidays.
Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
MLK’s birthday should be changed to Election Day. No extra day off, and everyone goes into the polls reminded of his legacy.
do you mean election day should be changed to MLK's birthday?
Falsehoods programmers believe about time: dates of birth are immutable. /s
Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
In South Africa voting is always on a Wednesday, and I've always been told the logic is: Avoid Monday and Friday so that workers won't take a 3 day weekend. Similarly, avoid Tuesday and Thursday so that workers don't take a vacation day for a 4 day weekend - even though fewer workers would do this, it would still be a massive hit on productivity, and workers would more likely to travel and thus be outside their elect…
what is so bad about workers taking a 4 day weekend?
They probably aren't in their hometown to vote if they take a 4 day weekend.
Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a feature, not a bug. No one cares about Juneteenth just like no one cares about Kwanza, so there's no disagreement, so it sails through. When people care, there's disagreement and deadlock. Change to things that actually matter is supposed to be slow and difficult in Government. Otherwise there would be constant change as either side managed to seize power, and our legal system would be completely unpredictab…
The American system was not intended to be as dysfunctional as it is. Its present state is a consequence of primary elections, which were a terrible idea created by people much dumber than the Founders.
I would support ratifying article in the first. The only amendment of the original 12 that hasn't been ratified.
One representative for every 50k citizens. Clearly the building isnt big enough to hold all those representatives. Force them to work remote and live near their people.
Re: Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
That’s fine, I’m from the UK and didn't get that the Senate uses words to mean completely different things from the actual meaning in certain contexts. We do it too, I’m certain.
The technically correct term is "approved by unanimous consent", which makes perfect sense. Just the media changing it.
But how is it unanimous? It literally is whoever was there (which is not all senators) and they did not actively approve of the motion (just didn't disapprove).
I realise this is semantics but it seemed strange to me.